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No Evidence Mosquitoes Can Pass Coronavirus: top expert chinadaily
May 06, 2020
There is no evidence so far that the coronavirus can be transmitted by mosquitoes, China's top respiratory expert, Zhong Nanshan, said on May 4 during a video conference with staff members from the Confucius Institute and Chinese students studying abroad.
Researchers Alter Mosquitoes to Resist Dengue Infection drugs
January 17, 2020
Mosquitoes that can't be infected by or spread dengue virus have been created by scientists. The researchers genetically engineered the mosquitoes to be resistant to all four types of dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that's a significant global health threa
US team develops tool to identify disease-carrying mosquitoes biospectrumasia
October 25, 2018
The tool comprises a smartphone camera, 3D-printed box and simple chemical test to assess if a dead mosquito is of the Aedes aegypti species.
Breakthrough research by scientists on Chikungunya virus biospectrum
September 28, 2018
Singapore scientists’ discovery could hold the key to novel treatments for the symptoms of mosquito-borne diseases
Verily to release 20 million sterile male mosquitoes in Fresno biospectrumasia
July 18, 2017
The mosquitoes have been rendered essentially sterile by infection with a bacterium called Wolbachia pipientis, which naturally colonizes mosquitoes and other insects in the wild.